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Forbes: Paul Allen America’s richest pro sports team owner

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Jennifer Zaremba

(Undated) — Paul Allen is the richest American professional sports team owner. “Forbes” has released its list of the richest 400 Americans, and 32 pro sports team owners making the cut. The Microsoft co-founder owns the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers. Allen’s worth is estimated at 15.8-billion-dollars, ranking him 26th among the richest 400 Americans. Fourteen NFL team owners are on the list, the most of any sport. The St. Louis Rams’ Stan Kroenke [[ KRON-kee ]] is second among NFL owners at 5.3-billion. He and his family also own the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and NHL’s Colorado Avalanche.